Heroic New Hampshire family honors missing son at Gettysburg
Aaron and Mary Treadwell, on their Trescott farm, keep faith with Harry Treadwell, their only child who joined Captain Lang’s regiment in 1861. Though government records list him as deserter after Gettysburg, they insist he died serving the Union and publicly testify to his innocence every Memorial Day and at Grand Army encampments.
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Agron
Bos
Mary
Harry
Gettysburg
Washington
Union
Grand Army
Aaron Treadwell
Trescott
New Hampshire
Harry Treadwell
Blue Hill
Lang
Grafton County
Mary Treadwell
Bull Run
Trescott National Bank
United States
Antietam
Vicksburg
Aaron
Trescott Village
Bilck
Agron Treadwell
Tobin
New England
Ines
Boston
Annoan
Treadwell
Aaron ‘Trendwell
Cadets Armory
Loyal Legion
Aaron Trendwell
Mars Treadwell
Aaror Treadwell
Megintime
Gattysburg
Father and mother believe in son's innocence at Gettysburg
Aaron Treadwell for forty years stood by his son Harry Treadwell, declared innocent after a deserter group left Gettysburg. A watch found at the field in 1868 confirmed the boy did not desert. The parents died content, with the town postmaster later receiving a deserter’s confession letter.
Congressman’s Tale Brings Tears, Honors Gettysburg Hero
A district congressman’s telling to a committee moved legislators to tears. The record shifted to honor Harry Treadwell, now buried among the unknown and honored dead after Gettysburg, with the government expressing regret for past obloquy.
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Trescott
Harry Treadwell
Gettysburg
Porous Sandstones Absorb Much Water, Survey Finds
The Geological Survey reports porous sand and gravel beds in stream valleys lakeshores and coasts absorb large water amounts. Sandstones and certain porous limestones absorb direct water. prairieites slates and massive rocks absorb little. One cubic foot of sand holds about ten quarts. porous sandstones two to six quarts. Surface water penetration likely shallow. most pores close below a few hundred feet.
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United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Geological Survey Bulletin
The Danger Zone Satirizes Politeness and Memory
Matt W. Ransom portrays a former North Carolina senator whose conscience stings after a social slight. He retreats with a courteous quip and calls the bore by a playful, insulting name, then urges him not to return, highlighting humor derived from social restraint and memory.
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Matt W. Ransom
North Carolina
Thansom
Stansom
Simpkins
Chewing food aids digestion not by particle size
A physician argues thorough mastication aids digestion through saliva and ptyalin rather than breaking food into tiny bits. He notes a cube of meat digests quickly, while dogs swallow long pieces with little issue. Alaska caribou feed mainly on reindeer moss across tundra regions, with herds led by a single leader whose death causes panic and stampedes.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Alaska
Arctic Ocean
Pacific
Alaska Peninsula
Miss Oldstyle Hounded by Papers Claiming 28 Years
A Buffalo Express note jokes about Miss Oldstyle claiming to be 28 while a 30-year-old column places her age in past headlines, highlighting the mismatch between memory and records.
Fresh Start Plea Denied by Father in Reflective Letter
A wayward youth writes to ask for money to start anew, but the father rejects the plea, crumpling the note in his powerful grip. The scene captures a moment of stern principle and failed reform as described by the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Ancient mountain range eroded to prairie lands
A vast range once stretched from Lake Superior to beyond the Missouri River, towering up to a mile high in places. Eons of weather, volcanic activity, and rising seas wore them down, leaving the present prairie landscape.
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Lake Superior
Missouri River
Surgeons Describe Battle Hospital Work Aboard Lion
Two surgeons aboard the British battleship Lion detail the ship as a field hospital during the Jutland engagement. From 8:15 AM to the next day 12:15 PM the crew converted the mess deck into dressing stations, ventilating air circulated, gauze and dressings were prepared, morphia given for pain and hemorrhage, burns from cordite were severe, nearly half the wounded suffered head and facial burns, and eye injuries were avoided by quick protection.
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Jutland
Reller
Kansas City Star
Heat of the Sun and Its Hidden Power
The piece notes the sun’s vast heat output challenges the contraction theory. It suggests radioactivity may aid energy supply and compares solar warmth to coal combustion, asking what keeps the sun glowing for millions of years. It references the New York Sun framing.
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Earth
Neptune
New York Sun
Birds as unpaid laborers protect crops, prompt action
Ornithologists warn neglect to conserve birds wastes crops by insects. Birds like phoebes, kingbirds, sparrows, swallows greatly aid farmers. The article cites studies of 40 bird stomachs and notes some perceived predators may do more good than harm. It contrasts indoor and outdoor man traits as discussed in American Magazine.
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United States
Federal Department of Agriculture
Chicago News
Dean Herman Schneider
Rambler Roses Charm All in Summer Efforts
A Newak News note extols the rambler rose as a beloved summer bloom that climbs over homes and spreads joy to rich and poor, tourists, the sick, the weary, and busy people alike. It calls out various rose names and celebrates its generous, spreading nature.
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Dorothy Pedkins
Pillar
Newak News
Obituary Quip on a Faithful Senator Truthful to His Trust
A joking remark by editors after a former high ranking senator’s death notes he was always faithful to his trust. The exchange questions whether to name the trust, reflecting on his service and integrity.
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Puck
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Naval Warfare
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Baltimore
Baltimore, Md
Denton Drug CO
Denton, Nd
Thompson Hardware & Supply Co
Hillsboro, Maryland
J. H. Summerfield
Masonic Building
Denton
Maryland
Clark Howe. Co
Easton, Md
G. L. Butler
Denton, Md
State Road
Circuit Court
Caroline County
Harriet Atur Why
Liza Murphy
Lacey C. Murphy
Hobbs
Williston
William Murphy
B. Nuttle
Carlos Murphy
Wm. Murphy
Watts Creek
Murphy
Charles Murphy
Harriet
Eliza Murphy
Les
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J. Owen Knotts
James Temple
Heart of
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Saratoga Streets
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Saas
Maxwell
Canada
Den-Mar Mobile Co
Chas. A. Davison
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Ford
Detroit
Denton Auto CO
Nuttle Hardware Co
Auditor’s Order
Nisi
Marvey L. Cooper
Otto D. Zacharias
M. Eugenia Zacharias
Equity
Lawrence B. Towers
Pawrence B. Towers
Journal
Pearson
Elliott
Wesley M. E. Church
Sarah Jones
Allen
Aslor
J. Harry Rose
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